To make technical corrections to the Veterans Benefits Improvement Act of 2004.

March 15, 2005

Mr. BUYER (for himself and Mr. EVANS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

To make technical corrections to the Veterans Benefits Improvement Act of 2004.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS TO VETERANS BENEFITS IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 2004.

Section 2101 of title 38, United States Code, as amended by section 401 of the Veterans Benefits Improvement Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-454; 118 Stat. 3614), is amended--

(1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d);

(2) by inserting after subsection (b) a new subsection (c) consisting of the text of subsection (c) of such section 2101 as in effect immediately before the enactment of such Act, modified--

(A) in paragraph (1)--

(i) in the first sentence, by striking `paragraph (1), (2), or (3)' and inserting `subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D) of paragraph (2)'; and

(ii) in the second sentence, by striking `the second sentence' and inserting `paragraph (3)'; and

(B) in paragraph (2)--

(i) in the first sentence, by striking `paragraph (1)' and inserting `paragraph (2)'; and

(ii) in the second sentence, by striking `paragraph (2)' and inserting `paragraph (3)'; and

(3) in subsection (a)(3), by striking `subsection (c)' in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) and inserting `subsection (d)'.

SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.

The amendments made by section 1 shall take effect as of December 10, 2004, as if enacted immediately after the enactment of the Veterans Benefits Improvement Act of 2004 on that date.

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